Continuous School Improvement Plan

Washington Middle School CSIP 2018 - 2020

Terminology

Throughout this document a number of acronyms and terms are used that may seem unclear. The following glossary may be helpful:

ALO (or HC -highly capable): Advanced Learning Opportunities. Building based program that serves students with a designation of advanced learners.

BLT: Building Leadership Team. A school’s
advisory, decision making group that has specialist, grade level,
administration and parent representation. The BLT meets monthly and
approves the school budget and CSIP. It also, determines an additional
year-long leadership team focus. This year our focus concerns
communication between the school and families as well as building
climate.

Career Ladder Teachers. teachers that serve to
support their colleagues within a leadership capacity. They help design
and lead professional development opportunities at the school.

ELL: English Language Learners. Students who have been identified as needing additional support learning English.

IEP: Individualized Education Plan. An IEP is a
written statement for a child with a disability that is developed,
reviewed, and revised in a meeting in keeping with certain requirements
of law and regulations.

MTSS: Multi-Tiered System of Support. Building
directed supports for students identified as needing additional learning
opportunities beyond basic classroom instruction to meet standards.

PD: Professional Development. Instruction and learning activities for teachers to improve or broaden instructional practice.

PLC: Professional Learning Community.
A team of educators that collaborate for instruction determining
essential standards, creating and administering ongoing assessments of
student understanding, reviewing data, and providing supports and
extensions for students needing them.

RULER-Recognizing Understanding Labeling Expressing Regulating:
a social-emotional literacy curriculum developed by Yale University’s
Center for Emotional Intelligence. Early Learning spearheaded the
adoption of this curriculum, which is now in use at 50 Seattle Public
Schools elementary and middle schools.

SMART Goal.Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely

SIT: Student Intervention Team. A team of parents,
teachers, specialists and our psychologist that meet to consider whether
an identified student may require extra support or be considered for
evaluation to determine special education qualification.